ACC: Mediterranean Diet Cuts Heart Disease Risk by About Half
People who followed it closely were 47 percent less likely to develop disease
Many PCPs Not Using Rx Drug Monitoring Programs Routinely
Barriers to use include time-consuming nature of information retrieval; lack of intuitive format for data
Rush University Adds Patient Scores to Doctor Profiles
Scores based on 30 or more patient surveys completed in one-year period
Correlated Spectroscopy IDs Changes in BRCA1/2 Carriers
Lipid and metabolite deregulation seen in breast tissue of women carrying BRCA1/2 mutations
Six Months of Valganciclovir in CMV Provides Long-Term Benefit
Improved hearing and developmental outcomes in long term for neonates with symptomatic CMV
Research Measures Perceptions of Physician Compassion
Patients perceive higher level of compassion among physicians who provide a more optimistic message
Higher Coffee Consumption Tied to Less Coronary Calcium
Three to five cups daily appears to lower risk
Acetaminophen Risks May Be Underestimated
Researchers call for a new systematic review of acetaminophen's effectiveness and safety
In Vitro Fertilization Birth Rates Continue to Rise
With drop in number of multiple embryo transfers, twin and triplet birth rates
Sedative Pre-Anesthesia Doesn’t Increase Patient Satisfaction
Trend in the United States is not to give patients these meds before procedure
